Russia says Syria plane carried radar equipmentRussia said on Friday the Syrian plane intercepted by Turkey on a flight from Moscow was carrying a cargo of dual-purpose radar equipment but insisted that Moscow did not violate any laws.

"This cargo is electrical technical equipment for radar stations, this is dual-purpose equipment but is not forbidden by any international conventions,"

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in the Russian government's first public remarks about the nature of the cargo.